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Monday, 30 April 2012

Honda BROS

The Handy Honda Bros

The
Honda BROS was first introduced in Japan in 1988 and continued in
production until 1992. It was never officially exported from Japan to
the UK but a lot of grey imports found their way to Britain where it
acquired a faithful following particularly among despatch riders due
to its toughness and reliability.

PROS
AND CONS

The
BROS is an amazingly reliable bike and with regular servicing and
maintenance will run and run. If the bike is looked after properly,
the usual V-Twin troubles of tyre and chain chewing can be avoided.
The BROS can have a tendency to suspension fatigue, as it originally had cheap
suspension components, but new progressive fork springs and a new shock can
transform it and solve this problem. Other advantages of this bike
are that it has strong RC30-derived brakes and excellent ground
clearance and the main tank lasts about 90 miles before you need to go on
to reserve. The BROS chassis is really a slimmer version of the VFR 400 and is similar to the NSR Race bikes which makes it great to manoeuver as it will turn on a sixpence (anyone remember those?).

MODELS

The
NT 400 BROS makes a good fun first bike with a power output of 33bhp and
there are still plenty about if you want to buy one. The little 400 is well balanced,
steers well and the engine is flexible and torquey. It also has the
advantage of being legal for new riders on a restricted licence. The
NT 650 has 45bhp, 60% more torque and taller gearing and can get up to a
speed of 110mph which makes it a more practical all-round
proposition, although both are fun to ride and full of character.
Both bikes are nippy and reliable for riding about town which
is why they are so loved by despatch riders and commuters.

HISTORY
FOR HONDA BROS BUFFS

The
Honda BROS was designed at the same time as the legendary RC30 and
included the ground breaking ELF designed Pro-arm. Because it was a
quality bike the BROS cost nearly as much as the CBR600 and as a
result was not such a big seller as it should have been – only
gathering its many fans in later life when its merits became
apparent. The BROS was given an update in 1990 and the MK11 featured
lighter 3 spoke wheels with a wider front rim, sleeker tinted
indicators and a PGM ignition system. The engine is derived from the
VT500 unit and has appeared in the newer NT600 Revere, the NTV 650, the Deauville, PC800 and Africa
Twin. In the USA the BROS was rebadged as the 'HAWK GT' and sold
with a few alterations including more widely spaced gear ratios.

Perennially popular, this bike just keeps on running and spares
are still available for the Honda BROS from Wemoto.com.

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